Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Not This Time

Happy Halloween! So this is Matthew's first Halloween and the 11th year we've moved into our home. I think some of you remember my encounters with number 11 from a previous post a few months ago, and there it is again, coincident with Matthew's first Halloween. We cannot take Matthew out for trick-or-treating as he is teething now, and around 6 p.m. he starts to complain in his own language. Adorable moment. We are very lucky; Matthew only cried so badly once that we had to give him some medication; otherwise, he is a very happy baby, even though it is really uncomfortable for him. Matthew starts his bedtime routine around 7 p.m. He follows his bedtime routine every night, starting with pre-feeding, playing, bathing, and feeding before he is out for the night. Except he still gets hungry every few hours throughout the night. He feeds while he sleeps. I think that's enough excuses for not taking Matthew trick-or-treating this year.

Let's not forget Matthew's photo shoot between or throughout the day every day. In the last post, I mentioned storing all my photographs on the hard drive, but then JD from the Uneasy Supplicant blog commented that DVD is still the most reliable storage media. He is right, and I am lazy. A few days ago, I was thinking, can you imagine an electrical storm coming and wiping all data from all storage devices, except CDs or DVDs? I can't. CDs and DVDs can only be destroyed physically—cut or broken up.

Well, Anton Chekhow wrote: "Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice." You know, the same applies to the photographs. They have no value and are not enjoyed if not shared. I wanted to thank God for blogging, but I have to thank Google for blogging.

Speaking of sharing photos, the latest and greatest on the market is the digital picture frame. If you are not aware of the digital picture frame yet, where have you been? My sister-in-law and my mother-in-law have one now, and they enjoy it very much. Simply put, it is a small, framed LCD panel that looks like a framed photo. It plays a slide show of photos of your choice as well as MP3s and videos, almost like a mini media centre.

So just imagine all the advantages of a digital picture frame. No more finger prints on your photos when you share them with your family. No more getting your guests or family to the TV room to run a slide show. No more running to the store to try to develop them, and no more carrying your laptop with you to show off your photography. This digital picture frame eliminates all these extra tasks.

BTW, I am having difficulties getting a smile out of Matthew when posing in front of the self-timed camera. It must be that flashing red light, or he probably wonders, "Where am I?" "Who is taking a photo of me?"

~ Anna